Unmaking Your Mark: How to Avoid Scars, and How to Minimize Their Appearance

Dermatologists and plastic surgeons see dozens of scars every day on faces and bellies and legs. Most are almost invisible; others are pink and puckered and still angry.

Some people embrace their scars, including the celebrities listed below. Others go to great lengths to hide them or diminish their appearance as best they can.

The good news is it’s never too late to try to minimize those marks if they bother you. “There’s always something you can do about it,” says Dr. Milan Lombardi of the Lombardi Institute of Dermatology in Tampa.